[konaice]

But her critics say the operation is too risky for something that is not a matter of life or death, as organ transplants are.

Skin grafts are done fairly frequently from cadavers. Usually not this extensive.

Further, since it is a very thin skin layer that is transplanted the likelhood of waking up looking like someone else is pretty thin (pun intended). The transplant will match your bone/muscle structure over a few weeks.

And this is a good thing, because otherwise Hillary would be wearing Al Gore's face next week.

[neverdem]

Don't ask me why, but the Times allowed access to the whole article, but I had to keep all of the suffix after html.

A New Face: A Bold Surgeon, an Untried Surgery

Here's posted threads.

A New Face: A Bold Surgeon, an Untried Surgery

A New Face: A Bold Surgeon, an Untried Surgery(face transplant)